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Hundreds Protest In Guinea Bissau As Political Crisis Deepens
Hundreds of protesters marched in the capital of Guinea Bissau on Saturday to demand the departure of President Jose...
China Says Industrial Policy Not Aimed At Foreign Firms
China on Saturday tried to downplay concerns it is reducing market access for foreign enterprises, days after a report...
Niger Drought Leaves Schools Closed
More than half of schoolchildren have quit class in some parts of Niger due to drought which is forcing entire families...
Maldives Opposition Protests Saudi King’s Visit
Maldivian opposition parties protested Friday a planned visit by King Salman following reports that Saudi business...
Conflicts of Interest Keep Mongolian Child Jockeys In the Saddle
Mongolian courts banned them, human rights groups slammed them and the labour ministry demands they cease, but none of...
US Move On North Korea Tests Risks China Clash
Washington is scrambling to develop a new strategy to counter North Korea's aggressive nuclear weapon and missile...
Guatemala Mourns After Children’s Home Fire Kills 21 Girls
Guatemala has declared three days of national mourning after a fire killed at least 21 teenage girls at a children’s...
Guatemala Mourns After Children’s Home Fire Kills 21 Girls
Guatemala has declared three days of national mourning after a fire killed at least 21 teenage girls at a children’s...
More Than 60 Years of Tensions Between the Two Koreas
Tensions have remained high in the more than 60 years since North and South Korea fought a fierce war from 1950-53....
Rights Groups Urge UN Sanctions For Burundi Officials
Rights groups on Wednesday urged the UN Security Council to impose "targeted sanctions" on Burundian officials over...
China Urges US, N. Korea Steps To Avoid ‘head-On Collision’
China on Wednesday called on North Korea to suspend its nuclear and missile activities in exchange for the US and South...
Mayor of Senegal Capital Charged With Fraud
The embattled mayor of Senegal's capital Dakar was on Tuesday charged with embezzlement of public funds and placed in...
Mugabe, Ouattara, Other Leaders Attend Ghana@60 Parade
Zimbabwe President, Robert Mugabe, is among the many African leaders who are in Accra to partake in Ghana’s 60th...
Embattled Dakar Mayor Faces Questioning Over Fraud
The embattled mayor of Senegal's capital Dakar will face questioning Monday in connection with public funds worth $2.85...
NDPC Proposes Free Education For Ghanaians In the Diaspora
The National Development Planning Committee has proposed the setting up of a diaspora fund to support the education of...
China To Strengthen Defenses, No Word On Budget
China pledged more support for its military on Sunday including strengthening maritime and air defenses as it takes...
UN Gives $5 Million In Aid For Crisis-Hit DR Congo Region
The United Nations has announced aid worth $5 million to the violence-wracked Kasai region of the Democratic Republic...
NPP Only Repackaged NDC’s ‘free SHS’ Policy – Lecturer
A Senior Lecturer of Public Sector Accountancy and Finance at the Accra Technical University, Dr. Ibrahim Zubairu, has...
Switzerland Imports $2bn Worth of Gold From Ghana
Switzerland imported over $2 billion worth of gold from Ghana in 2016 alone for conversion to finished products for the...